Iranian forces seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, state media reported Sunday, marking the Revolutionary Guard’s third seizure of a vessel in recent weeks.
Iranian forces seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, state media reported Sunday, marking the Revolutionary Guard’sin recent weeks and the latest show of strength by the paramilitary force amid an increase in regional tensions.
Guard commander Gen. Ramazan Zirahi was quoted by Iran’s state TV saying the ship was seized in Iranian territorial waters and had been transporting diesel fuel. State TV and other local media also ran footage of the ship, but did not show any flag or identifying marker for the vessel.“This foreign vessel had received the fuel from other ships and was transferring it to Persian Gulf Arab states,” Zirahi said in comments carried by Fars.
The U.S. 5th Fleet, based in Bahrain, said it did not have information to confirm the reports. Maritime tracking experts also said they did not have any immediate information about the incident or details on the vessel.Maritime intelligence firm Dryad Global said that, if confirmed, this is likely to be “another relatively low-key interception designed to signal to the West that Iran maintains the capability and intent to exercise its influence” in the Persian Gulf.
Maritime security in the region was further jolted in mid-July, when Revolutionary Guard naval forces confirmed that they’d seized a United Arab Emirates-based oil tanker, the Panamanian-flagged Riah, because they alleged it was transporting about 264,000 gallons of fuel from Iranian smugglers to foreign customers.
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